Role of the external oblique muscle in upper camptocormia for patients with Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by Yoshihiko Furusawa; Yohei Mukai; Yoko Kobayashi; Takashi Sakamoto; Miho Murata
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 861 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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